The Megalithic Complex
Inhabited since Antiquity, Roses has one of the most complete and impressive megalithic routes on the Costa Brava. Three large dolmens are the memory of the first settlers: the Creu d'en Cobertella (3000-2700 BC), the bed of the Generala (3200 BC) and the Cap de l'Homme. The dolmen of Creu d'en Cobertella, the largest in Catalonia, dates from the Neolithic and was declared a historical and artistic monument in March 1964. It has a large gallery, covered with a four-ton slab, 5 years ago. It is 20 meters long, 2.45 wide and 2.14 high. During the trip through the origins of the municipality you will also find the two menhirs of Casa Cremada, dating from the fourth or third millennium BC: the cista of Casa Cremada, which had been used for funeral purposes, such as the dolmens, and the Rec de la Cuana cave dolmen, dating from 2500 BC.